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I have automatic updates turned off because I want to control the process. This morning I got notification that 1.7.1 is available to update. So I went into the car and accepted the update. It didn't update immediately and now it says "update pending." When does the update actually occur? I tried adding a schedule a few minutes out but that time came and went and it still says update pending. Can I coax it into updating?
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I have automatic updates turned off because I want to control the process. This morning I got notification that 1.7.1 is available to update. So I went into the car and accepted the update. It didn't update immediately and now it says "update pending." When does the update actually occur? I tried adding a schedule a few minutes out but that time came and went and it still says update pending. Can I coax it into updating?
Drive the car... Most of this update occurs while driving.
 
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Well, that's a little scary.
The way it was explained to me is the file packages download and saved without affecting normal vehicle operation in any way. Then when it's all ready and the vehicle is shut down then the next restart would begin using the new programming. If there is a fault then the system is able to revert back to the previous programming.

This information was presented in a Ford seminar that I attended nearly 2 years ago so I am not sure if anything has changed since then. ?
 

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Well, that's a little scary.
perhaps they have a specific time they send out the updates? I have auto update, and it updated to 1.71 in the middle of the day.
 

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My update started 4 days ago and STILL has NOT completed!! So far, this has been more trouble than its worth!!
that's odd, I drove it in the morning, and late afternoon going to drive it again and showed the update as being done and completed.
 

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My update started 4 days ago and STILL has NOT completed!! So far, this has been more trouble than its worth!!
How? What's it doing to your car while it does it? Mine took about 3 weeks to fully install and I noticed very minor bugs while it was "updating." The most annoying was my preset channels didn't show their names, they showed this weird placeholder name on all of them, but it sorted itself out quickly enough.
 

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How? What's it doing to your car while it does it? Mine took about 3 weeks to fully install and I noticed very minor bugs while it was "updating." The most annoying was my preset channels didn't show their names, they showed this weird placeholder name on all of them, but it sorted itself out quickly enough.
After the failed attempt to upgrade the screen became so dim that you could barely see it. It’s been a couple days since I have driven the car but my Wife said the display was back to normal as of yesterday. So does this OTA really take that long to complete?
 

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After the failed attempt to upgrade the screen became so dim that you could barely see it. It’s been a couple days since I have driven the car but my Wife said the display was back to normal as of yesterday. So does this OTA really take that long to complete?
It seems like it varies depending on cell signal, possibly? To be honest, it wasn't worth it as much as I had hoped. Other than the CarPlay navigation in the IPC, nothing else was useful for me. I thought it would speed up the center screen, but it is still the same. Once booted, it still has slight lag changing screens, but I guess that's just how it'll be.
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